diff --git a/fs/exec.c b/fs/exec.c
index 32993beecbe..cecee501ce7 100644
--- a/fs/exec.c
+++ b/fs/exec.c
@@ -752,11 +752,11 @@ static int exec_mmap(struct mm_struct *mm)
 	tsk->active_mm = mm;
 	activate_mm(active_mm, mm);
 	task_unlock(tsk);
-	mm_update_next_owner(old_mm);
 	arch_pick_mmap_layout(mm);
 	if (old_mm) {
 		up_read(&old_mm->mmap_sem);
 		BUG_ON(active_mm != old_mm);
+		mm_update_next_owner(old_mm);
 		mmput(old_mm);
 		return 0;
 	}
diff --git a/kernel/cgroup.c b/kernel/cgroup.c
index 13932abde15..a0123d75ec9 100644
--- a/kernel/cgroup.c
+++ b/kernel/cgroup.c
@@ -2738,14 +2738,15 @@ void cgroup_fork_callbacks(struct task_struct *child)
  */
 void cgroup_mm_owner_callbacks(struct task_struct *old, struct task_struct *new)
 {
-	struct cgroup *oldcgrp, *newcgrp;
+	struct cgroup *oldcgrp, *newcgrp = NULL;
 
 	if (need_mm_owner_callback) {
 		int i;
 		for (i = 0; i < CGROUP_SUBSYS_COUNT; i++) {
 			struct cgroup_subsys *ss = subsys[i];
 			oldcgrp = task_cgroup(old, ss->subsys_id);
-			newcgrp = task_cgroup(new, ss->subsys_id);
+			if (new)
+				newcgrp = task_cgroup(new, ss->subsys_id);
 			if (oldcgrp == newcgrp)
 				continue;
 			if (ss->mm_owner_changed)
diff --git a/kernel/exit.c b/kernel/exit.c
index 16395644a98..85a83c83185 100644
--- a/kernel/exit.c
+++ b/kernel/exit.c
@@ -583,8 +583,6 @@ mm_need_new_owner(struct mm_struct *mm, struct task_struct *p)
 	 * If there are other users of the mm and the owner (us) is exiting
 	 * we need to find a new owner to take on the responsibility.
 	 */
-	if (!mm)
-		return 0;
 	if (atomic_read(&mm->mm_users) <= 1)
 		return 0;
 	if (mm->owner != p)
@@ -627,6 +625,16 @@ retry:
 	} while_each_thread(g, c);
 
 	read_unlock(&tasklist_lock);
+	/*
+	 * We found no owner yet mm_users > 1: this implies that we are
+	 * most likely racing with swapoff (try_to_unuse()) or /proc or
+	 * ptrace or page migration (get_task_mm()).  Mark owner as NULL,
+	 * so that subsystems can understand the callback and take action.
+	 */
+	down_write(&mm->mmap_sem);
+	cgroup_mm_owner_callbacks(mm->owner, NULL);
+	mm->owner = NULL;
+	up_write(&mm->mmap_sem);
 	return;
 
 assign_new_owner:
diff --git a/mm/memcontrol.c b/mm/memcontrol.c
index c0500e4d3a2..36896f3eb7f 100644
--- a/mm/memcontrol.c
+++ b/mm/memcontrol.c
@@ -250,6 +250,14 @@ static struct mem_cgroup *mem_cgroup_from_cont(struct cgroup *cont)
 
 struct mem_cgroup *mem_cgroup_from_task(struct task_struct *p)
 {
+	/*
+	 * mm_update_next_owner() may clear mm->owner to NULL
+	 * if it races with swapoff, page migration, etc.
+	 * So this can be called with p == NULL.
+	 */
+	if (unlikely(!p))
+		return NULL;
+
 	return container_of(task_subsys_state(p, mem_cgroup_subsys_id),
 				struct mem_cgroup, css);
 }
@@ -549,6 +557,11 @@ static int mem_cgroup_charge_common(struct page *page, struct mm_struct *mm,
 	if (likely(!memcg)) {
 		rcu_read_lock();
 		mem = mem_cgroup_from_task(rcu_dereference(mm->owner));
+		if (unlikely(!mem)) {
+			rcu_read_unlock();
+			kmem_cache_free(page_cgroup_cache, pc);
+			return 0;
+		}
 		/*
 		 * For every charge from the cgroup, increment reference count
 		 */
@@ -801,6 +814,10 @@ int mem_cgroup_shrink_usage(struct mm_struct *mm, gfp_t gfp_mask)
 
 	rcu_read_lock();
 	mem = mem_cgroup_from_task(rcu_dereference(mm->owner));
+	if (unlikely(!mem)) {
+		rcu_read_unlock();
+		return 0;
+	}
 	css_get(&mem->css);
 	rcu_read_unlock();